Posted inHarambee Connection

New Life in Harambee!

Churches have long been the glue that holds the fabric of community together.

New Life Presbyterian Church on the corner of Palmer and Concordia is one of several neighborhood churches that does just that.

Posted inNeighborhood News

Future Prospects

Prospect Mall, the well-known East Side location with a somewhat dusty image, has been sold to an investment partnership with Milwaukee and Chicago roots. Despite the building’s familiarity to East Siders, its popularity as a destination had not reached its potential, and some tenants have closed their doors.

Posted inRNA News

June Meeting Minutes

Committee Reports / June, 2004 • YMCA CDC – Riverwest Minutes taken by Lorraine Jacobs Announcements Ted Anderson, representing Wisconsin Community Services, provided information on the many services and programs available to Milwaukee citizens who encounter the criminal justice system. Materials were distributed to those attending. Committee Reports Holton Street Revitalization Don Sargent (Riverworks Development Corp.) […]

Posted inEditorials

The Budget Fuse

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Mayor Tom Barrett is prepared for the fireworks.

That wouldn’t be the 4th of July variety that Milwaukeeans can take in July 3 at the Lakefront, in Gordon Park on July 5, or for weeks to come as neighbor kids set off what remains from this month’s celebration.

The fireworks he was talking about in a June 28 budget hearing at Riverside High School were the fiscal kind. To live up to his campaign promise of not raising the tax levy, Barrett asked departments to submit budgets that would make up for the anticipated $34 million shortfall.

Posted inNeighborhood News

Spanish Immersion Courses Offer Bilingual Training

The Spanish Immersion Institute, 155 E. Silver Spring Dr., is offering bilingual training to children and adults this summer. Courses are taught by a certified, fluent, and native speaker of Spanish.Founder and instructor Coral Mateu-Anderegg was born in Madrid, Spain, and has been bi-lingual since childhood.She has taught at various high schools and lectured at […]